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IntroductionIntroduction►Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET is Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET is

the standard reporting tool for Visual the standard reporting tool for Visual Studio .NET; it brings the ability to create Studio .NET; it brings the ability to create interactive, presentation-quality content.interactive, presentation-quality content.

►With Crystal Reports for Visual With Crystal Reports for Visual

Studio .NET, you can host reports on Web Studio .NET, you can host reports on Web and Windowsand Windows platforms and publish platforms and publish Crystal reports as Report Web Services on Crystal reports as Report Web Services on a Web server.a Web server.

Brief HistoryBrief History

►Crystal Reports has a long history of Crystal Reports has a long history of integration with Microsoft.integration with Microsoft.

►Microsoft and has shipped with Visual Microsoft and has shipped with Visual Basic 6(and subsequently Visual Basic 6(and subsequently Visual Studio) as the default report writer Studio) as the default report writer since 1993.since 1993.

►Visual Studio 2002/2003/2005 versions Visual Studio 2002/2003/2005 versions includes Crystal Reports.includes Crystal Reports.

Why use a reporting Why use a reporting tool? tool?

►Presentation of data in well formatted Presentation of data in well formatted manner in the user interface of manner in the user interface of application.application.

►Quickly and easily make changes to Quickly and easily make changes to your reports without making changes your reports without making changes to your code.to your code.

►Can import the data to other Can import the data to other applications/various formats easily.applications/various formats easily.

Crystal Report FeaturesCrystal Report Features►Database Expert of Crystal Reports can Database Expert of Crystal Reports can

easily interact with a wide variety of easily interact with a wide variety of database protocols, as well as proxy database protocols, as well as proxy data in the form of ADO.NET DataSets.data in the form of ADO.NET DataSets.

►We can display Crystal reports on forms, We can display Crystal reports on forms, in both Web and Windows applications.in both Web and Windows applications.

►An exporting feature exports data from An exporting feature exports data from the Crystal Report to Word, Excel, PDF, the Crystal Report to Word, Excel, PDF, and HTML, and Crystal Reports formats.and HTML, and Crystal Reports formats.

Crystal Report FeaturesCrystal Report Features

►Crystal Report provides the page-Crystal Report provides the page-based report printing from any Web or based report printing from any Web or Windows application.Windows application.

►Multilingual client support allows you Multilingual client support allows you to configure the Crystal Report so that to configure the Crystal Report so that other languages can be displayed in other languages can be displayed in the Tool Tips.the Tool Tips.

Crystal Report Crystal Report NamespacesNamespaces

►Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET provides the following 7 namespaces:provides the following 7 namespaces: CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.EngineCrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine CrystalDecisions.ReportSourceCrystalDecisions.ReportSource CrystalDecisions.SharedCrystalDecisions.Shared CrystalDecisions.WebCrystalDecisions.Web CrystalDecisions.Web.ServicesCrystalDecisions.Web.Services CrystalDecisions.Web.Services.EnterpriseCrystalDecisions.Web.Services.Enterprise CrystalDecisions.Windows.FormsCrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms

►CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine Provides support for the report engine.Provides support for the report engine.

►CrystalDecisions.ReportSource Provides classes that comprise a layer Provides classes that comprise a layer

between the Windows Forms Viewer or between the Windows Forms Viewer or the Web Forms Viewer, and the Crystal the Web Forms Viewer, and the Crystal Reports Engine. These classes handle Reports Engine. These classes handle requests from the viewers. The classes requests from the viewers. The classes then determine how to contact the engine then determine how to contact the engine and make the call on the viewer's behalf.and make the call on the viewer's behalf.

►CrystalDecisions.Shared Namespace Provides classes, interfaces, and Provides classes, interfaces, and

enumerations that are shared by the Web enumerations that are shared by the Web Forms Viewer, Windows Forms Viewer, and Forms Viewer, Windows Forms Viewer, and Crystal Report Engine.Crystal Report Engine.

►CrystalDecisions.Web Namespace Provides support for the Crystal Reports Provides support for the Crystal Reports

Web Viewer control and its associated Web Viewer control and its associated classes.classes.

►CrystalDecisions.Web.Services Provides support classes for exposing Provides support classes for exposing

Crystal Reports as Web Services.Crystal Reports as Web Services.

►CrystalDecisions.Web.Services.Enterprise Provides support classes for consuming Provides support classes for consuming

reports from Crystal Enterprise.reports from Crystal Enterprise.

►CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms Provides support for the Windows Forms Provides support for the Windows Forms

Viewer control and associated classes.Viewer control and associated classes.

Namespace Classes

CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine 64

CrystalDecisions.ReportSource 1

CrystalDecisions.Shared 18

CrystalDecisions.Web 8

CrystalDecisions.Web.Services 1

CrystalDecisions.Web.Services.Enterprise 1

CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms 8

Crystal Report ClassesCrystal Report Classes

Class Description

Area Represents an area in a report. An area is a group of like sections in the report that all share the same characteristics.

AreaFormat Allows you to retrieve information and set options for a specified area in a report.

GraphicObject Base class providing generic properties for various kinds of graphic objects.

PictureObject Represents a picture object on the report. This class allows you to retreive information and set generic format options inherited from the GraphicObject class.

BoxObject Represents a box that has been drawn on the report. This class allows you to retreive information and set generic format options inherited from the DrawingObject class.

Commonly Used ClassesCommonly Used Classes

Class Description

ChartObject Represents a chart object on the report. This class allows you to retreive information and set generic format options inherited from the ReportObject class.

CommonFieldFormat Allows you to set format options common to all fields in a report.

ReportDefinition Allows you to retrieve all Areas, ReportObjects, and Sections in a report.

Database Provides properties to get information about the database accessed by a report.

ReportDocument Represents a report and contains properties and methods to define, format, load, export, and print the report.

SpecialVarFieldDefinition

Provides properties for retrieving information on a special field found in a report.

SummaryInfo Allows you to get and set summary report information.

Class Description

DataDefinition Contains all the information relating to data manipulation based on the data source in a report.

SubreportObject Allows you to get and set date format options for a date field in a report.

DateTimeGroupOptions

Represents a subreport placed in a report. A subreport is a freestanding or linked report found within the main report. This class allows you to retreive information and set generic format options inherited from the ReportObject class, as well as allowing you to open the subreport as a ReportDocument.

DrawingObject Base class providing generic properties for various kinds of drawing objects.

Table Represents a database table accessed by the report. This class provides properties and methods to get information about the table and set logon information for the table.

Adding a Report to a Adding a Report to a ProjectProject

►Crystal Report is a part of Add New Item Crystal Report is a part of Add New Item templates available in Visual Studio. templates available in Visual Studio.

►To add a report to the project, add a new To add a report to the project, add a new item by Right Clicking on the project in item by Right Clicking on the project in Solution Explorer and selecting Add->Add Solution Explorer and selecting Add->Add New Item->Crystal Report as you can see New Item->Crystal Report as you can see in Figure.in Figure.

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